Month: March 2020 Posts

UTM, MCP take Mutharika and MEC commissioners to court

Mar 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM have dragged President Peter Mutharika and commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commision (MEC) to court over the commissioners' continued stay in office. The two political parties have also… ...

Mutharika hailed for closing schools

Mar 24, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

An education commentator has hailed President Peter Mutharika for closing schools and banning public gatherings due to the threat of the Covid-19 pademic. In an interview with Malawi24, the analyst Limbani Nsapato, said that the… ...

Mutharika appoints three High Court Judges

Mar 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

President Peter Mutharika has appointed three new High Court judges. The three are private practise lawyer Jabber Alide, Chairperson of the Industrial Relations Court Chimwemwe Kamowa and  Chief Resident Magistrate in Zomba Texious Masoamphambe. According… ...

Chanco students seeks injunction against college closure

Mar 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

  Four students at the Chancellor College have applied for an injunction against President Peter Mutharika's order to close the college over Covid-19. The students - Young Soko, Lonjezo Banda, Precious Kalulu and Steven Mponda… ...

Man accused of damaging Mutharika’s portrait says he dropped it accidentally

Mar 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 48-year-old man accused of damaging President Peter Mutharika’s portrait at National Registration Bureau (NRB) offices has told a court in Nkhata Bay that he accidentally dropped the portrait. Malawi News Agency reported that the… ...

Mutharika should fire any minister involved in corruption – Kalua

Mar 23, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Minister of Lands Housing and Urban Development Kamlepo Kalua has urged President Peter Mutharika to fire any cabinet minister found involved in corruption. Kalua made the remarks on Saturday in Blantyre after the newly appointed… ...

Mutharika tells cabinet members not to abuse Malawi’s limited resources

Mar 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika on Saturday warned newly appointed ministers and deputy ministers against looting public resources. The 30 ministers and deputy ministers who were appointed earlier this week were sworn in on Saturday at Sanjika… ...

Mutharika warns against fake news on coronavirus

Mar 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

… Tells opposition leaders not to politicize pandemic President Peter Mutharika has advised Malawians to avoid creating panic and spreading fake news on the coronavirus. In a statement on Friday, Mutharika said fake news about… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi imposes travel ban

Mar 20, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

… SADC countries exempted Malawi has imposed a travel ban on foreign nationals from countries affected by the Covid-19 disease. President Peter Mutharika announced the ban on Friday when he also announced other measures put… ...

Mutharika closes schools, bans public gatherings

Mar 20, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has declared Malawi a State of Disaster, ordered the closure of all schools and banned public gatherings due to the threat of coronavirus. Mutharika announced this in a statement delivered Friday evening… ...

Kamlepo accepts ministerial post: “I will be in office on Monday”

Mar 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Kamlepo Kalua, a former fierce critic of President Peter Mutharika, has confirmed that he has accepted the ministerial role in Mutharika’s administration saying he will be in office on Monday. Kalua who is also Member… ...

Chimunthu says no thanks to ministerial role

Mar 20, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentarian Henry Chimunthu Banda has rejected a ministerial role in the President Peter Mutharika administration. Mutharika on Thursday appointed Chimunthu Banda as Minister of Natural Resources and Mining. But in an… ...

Mutharika appoints new cabinet: Kamlepo and Atupele in, Kutsaira out

Mar 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new 32-member cabinet, roping in former fierce critic Kamlepo Kalua and United Democratic Front leader Atupele Muluzi. A statement from the Office of the President and Cabinet says the… ...

NGO wants Mutharika to be held in contempt of court

Mar 18, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

One of Malawi's Non-Governmental Organizations, Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), has penned the High Court to determine whether President Peter Mutharika has acted in contempt of court or not. This follows Tuesday’s… ...

Dan Lu praises DPP-UDF alliance in ‘Team A’

Mar 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Dan Lufani is back with another political song titled Team A where he praises President Peter Mutharika and drums up support for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF). Lufani, popularly known… ...